Argentina
All expressions
Argentina
All expressions
To get emotionally stuck on someone, unable to stop thinking about them even when you should move on. It's when someone lives rent-free in your head and you can't evict them no matter how hard you try.
A metal grill structure where meat is cooked over direct fire — the heart of Argentine and Uruguayan asado. Also refers to a restaurant specializing in grilled meats that you can smell from three blocks away.
A self-centered person who thinks the world revolves around them — a total narcissist. The expression 'thinking you're the belly button of the world' perfectly captures that insufferable attitude of someone who can't see beyond themselves.
To get out of a place quickly in Argentina and Uruguay before things go south. Escaping because you don't want to be there a second longer or because the situation got uncomfortable.
A person who pretends to be what they're not, acts important, or makes promises and never follows through. In Argentina it's also used for someone who ghosts you without warning.